The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-21
THE WORK DONE.
The Laws that Were Passed by the
Twentieth Legislature.
The Matters that Give Bread to
Our Attorneys and Employ
ment to Our Judges.
TBooK NO. 6.

act to amend an act entitled AN act u
amend chapter 2, article 566, of the re
vised civil statutes of the state of Texas,
approved March 81, 1885.
Article 566. The purposes for which
private corporations may be formed are
First-The support of public worship
Second-The support of any benevo
lent charitable, educational or missionary
undertaking.
Third-The support of any literary
undertaking, the maintenance of library
or the promotion of painting, music, OF
other fine arts.
Fourth-The encouragement of agri-
culture and horticulture by associations
for the maintenance of public fairs ant
exhibitions of stock and farm products.
Fifth-The maintenance of public OF
private cemetery.
Sixth-The construction and mainte
nance of any species of road except a rail
road and bridge in connection there
with.
Seventh-The construction and mainte
nance of bridge.
Eighth-The construction and mainte-
nance of telegraph or telephone line.
Ninth-The establishment and mainte-
nance OF ferry.
Tenth-The establishment and main
&enance of line of stages.
Eleventh-The building and navigation
of steamboats,, and the carriage of per
sons and property thereon.
Twelfth--The supply of water to the
public.
Thirteenth-The manufacture and sup
ply of gas, or of the supply of light OIL
heat to the public by any means.
Fourteenth-The transaction of any
manufacturing or mining business.
Fifteenth-The transaction of a print
ing or publishing business, and, in con
nection Herewith, the sale of goods
wares and merchandise of stationery
and blank book manufacturing bust
ness.
Sixteenth-The establishment and
maintenance of hotel.
Seventeenth-The erection of buildings
and the accumulation and loan of funds
for the purchase of real property in cities,
towns and villages.
Eighteenth-The transportation OF
goods, wares, and merchandise, or any
valuable thing.
Nineteenth-The promotion of immi-
grafton.
Twentieth-The construction and
maintenance of sewers.
Twenty-frst-The construction and
maintenance of street railway.
Twenty-second-The erection and
maintenance of market houses and market
places.
Twenty-third-The construction and
maintenance of canals, for the purposes
of irrigation, navigation or manufacture
ing.
Twenty fourth purchase and sale
of agricultural and farm products, goods,
wares and merchandise; provided, that
the capital stock of such corporations
shall not exceed $4,000; provided further,
that the number of persons incorporating
for such purposes shall, in no instance, be
less than ten, nor shall any person hold or
own more than $500 of such stock, and
person owning more than $500 of such
stock shall be liable for all the debts of
such corporation.
Twenty -fifth-The construction of har-
bors and canals on the coast of the Gulf
of Mexico.
Twenty -sixth-The growing, purchasing
and selling seeds, plants, trees, etc., for
purposes.
Twenty -seventh-The construction and
maintenance of mills and gins.
Twenty eighth-The accumulation and
loan of money; but this subdivision shall
not permit incorporation with banking or
discount privileges.
Twenty ninth-The construction and
maintenance of stock yards and pens.
Thirtieth-The construction and main
tenance of esta blishments for slaughter
ing, refrigerating, canning, curing and
packing meat.
rty-first--The construction and
maintenance of establishments for the
preserving and canning of fruits, vegeta-
bles and fish.
Approved, March %, 1887.
Chapter SO. H. B. No. 595 An act
to amend article 352, title II, chapter 2,
of the revised civil statutes of the state of
Texas, as amended by an act approved
April 6, 1881.
Article 352-In case of vacancy in the
office of mayor or alderman, by refusal to
accept or failure to qualify, or by death,
resignation or otherwise, the city council
shall order new election to fill such va
cancy, and all special elections shall be
conducted as is herein provided for in the
annual election; provided, that in all spe-
cial elections to fill vacancies ten days
notice shall be deemed sufficient. In case
of vacancy in any other Office in the city
than mayor or alderman, by refusal to &C
cept, or failure to qualify, or by death,
resignation or otherwise, the mayor or
acting mayor shall fill such vacancy by
appointment, to be confirmed by the city
council.
Section 2-Whereas, this session is
drawing to close, and there will not be
sufficient time to consider this bill on
three several days, and there is no suffi-
Gent provision properly providing for
the election of mayor and aldermen in
case of vacancy In such office, therefore
an imperative public necessity is created
for the suspension of the constitutional
rule requiring bills to be read on three
several days; such rule is suspended, and
an emergency exists that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage, and it is go enacted.
Chapter go. Il. B. No. 60 An act to
amend article 428 of section l, of an act
entitled an "An act to amend articles 1923,
424, 425, 1926, 427, 42S, 429 and 43Oa, and to
create article 1861, and to repeal article
430, of chapter 5, title IL, of the penal
code of the revised statutes, for the pro-